[Leica] IMG: Drawbridge, a ghost town in the Silicon Valley

[philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)]

Looks like a beautiful place to revive.
Thanks for showing,
Philippe


Op 8-jun-07, om 04:02 heeft Richard het volgende geschreven:

> Within the spitting distance of million dollars 3 bedroom starter  
> homes, lie a ghost town where the abandoned houses and sheds are  
> slowing sinking into the Bay. Drawbridge has always been a no man's  
> land, sitting in an island outside of San Jose and the then small  
> town of Alviso. In the 20s and 30s, half of the town is filled with  
> brothels as the police feared to tread in a town where nearly  
> everyone was armed.
>
> The last inhabitant left in 1979. In a scant twenty years, nothing  
> remains except broken down shells of former houses and foot bridge  
> to nowhere.
> http://www.dragonsgate.net/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=3232
>
> My wife took some digital photos which I will process in the next  
> few days.
>
> // richard (This email is for mailing lists. To reach me directly,  
> please use richard at imagecraft.com)
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